Monthly Archive:: February 2011

We’ve covered social media for years and told you how it could enhance your network. We’ve tweeted to you, shared links on Facebook and Active Rain, and blogged about critical real estate news. Now REALTOR® Magazine is hoping to...

By Robert Freedman, senior editor, REALTOR® Magazine In response to media coverage about the calculation of existing-home sales, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun yesterday walked reporters through the association’s methodology for calculating its monthly EHS figures as part of...

By Kelly Killian, Manager of Editorial Development, REALTOR.org NAR received the following e-mail last week from a Washington-state REALTOR®, and it served as a thoughtful and important reminder of why we — and all of you — do what...

NAR Research has issued the following Q&A in response to some claims about the computation of NAR’s existing-home sales data. NAR Existing-home Sales FAQ Home sales measurements have shown to differ at times as reported by NAR and some...

By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTOR® Magazine The fiscal year 2012 budget that the Obama administration released yesterday would pare back most housing and community development programs, including jobs-rich community development block grants, implement a planned hike in the...

By Brian Summerfield, Online Editor, REALTOR® Magazine The National Association of REALTORS® took out a full-page ad in this past Sunday’s edition of the Washington Post to get across a simple but important message: Housing creates jobs, which America...

By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTOR® Magazine The Obama administration puts the emphasis on privatization with a federal backstop as it outlines alternatives for replacing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. NAR wants to be sure affordable 30-year, fixed-rate and...

By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTOR® Magazine Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) is drafting legislation that would phase out the federal backstop role in the secondary mortgage market over 10 years while leaving a private company that’s created to replace...